Response to "Lev Manovich WHAT IS DIGITAL CINEMA?"

Honestly, the way that he described how the old cinema and animation use to work together, I don't understand how they got through it with the patience it required. I agree with the fact that, with all the digital imaging and 3d animation going on, it does kind of take away from the art and craftsmanship used by the artist who busted their asses to paint etc.., but technology is growing and getting better every day so it's only for the better. Plus, I think that all the digital technology for the cinema has been created for people like me who are interesting in the field and want to do it but, are to lazy to do it the old fashion way (yeah, new media). However, I am bothered by the fact that it's damn near impossible to understand or to even know what's real anymore; I would like to be able to distinguish the difference between a great shot by the director or great CGI.